SHOWTIME® Announces Strong October Lineup Of Super Six World Boxing Classic Programming Leading Up To THE FINAL

Posted on | September 8, 2011 | No Comments

 

SHOWTIME Launches New Boxing Program,

Staredown: Ward vs. Froch to Premiere Oct. 5

 

FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic

Returns with Two New Episodes on Oct. 8 and Oct. 22

 

SHOWTIME EXTREME to Replay Tournament’s Top Fights

 

Click Below for a Video Recap of the Recent Super Six World Boxing Classic International Press Tour

 

NEW YORK (Sept. 8, 2011) — Leading up to the monumental matchup between super middleweight titlists Andre Wardand Carl Froch in The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, SHOWTIME^® has announced a bevy of programming in support of the highly anticipated Oct. 29 clash. The network will introduce a new boxing program titledStaredown: Ward vs. Froch, premiere the two latest installments of FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic and replay some of the storied tournament’s best bouts on SHOWTIME EXTREME^®.

 

Premiering Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7:45 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, Staredown: Ward vs. Froch will invite fans to witness an intimate conversation between the Super Six finalists. Moderated by the Emmy^® Award-winning, hard-hitting reporter Jim Gray, the short-form program will reveal the underlying tension between the world’s most talented 168-pounders as they discuss their feelings on The Final, opinions on one another and a host of other topics. Full replay schedule listed below.

 

After completing a successful international press tour, Andre Ward and Carl Froch are back at their respective training camps, which can only be followed by one thing: the return of FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic. This fall, SHOWTIME will air the three final episodes of television’s most revealing sports documentary series.

 

The next edition, Episode 10, will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Episode 11 will also premieres on SHOWTIME on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, just one week before The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic.

 

The forthcoming installments will chronicle the fight-night drama from the Super Six Semifinal matchups as only FIGHT CAMP 360° can. It will provide unique perspective into the network’s, promoters’ and, of course, fighters’ preparations for the spectacular conclusion to this extraordinary two-year journey.

 

The series finale—reliving The Final of the Super Six and capturing the tournament’s aftermath – will air later this fall.  More details will be provided in the coming months.

 

In conjunction with its nightly SHOWTIME Sports^® block at 10 p.m., SHOWTIME EXTREME will replay the most thrilling and career defining fights of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Fights will include Ward’s shocking, champion-capturing victory over pre-tourney favorite Mikkel Kessler, the Group Stage 2 slugfest between Froch and Kessler and both Super Six Semifinal telecasts.

 

 

Staredown: Ward vs. Froch – PRIMETIME REPLAY SCHEDULE:

DATE                                         TIME                                    CHANNEL                 

Wednesday, Oct. 5                   7:45 p.m. ET/PT                 SHO (PREMIERE)

Sunday, Oct. 9                           10:15 p.m. ET/PT                SHO 2

Saturday, Oct. 15                      9:45 p.m. ET/PT                  SHO

Monday, Oct. 17                        9:45 p.m. ET/PT                  SHO EXTREME

Wednesday, Oct. 19                  7:45 p.m. ET/PT                  SHO

Monday, Oct. 24                        9:40 p.m. ET/PT                  SHO EXTREME

 

 

FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside the Super Six World Boxing Classic – PRIMETIME REPLAY SCHEDULE:

DATE                                         TIME                                    CHANNEL                              EPISODE #

Saturday, Oct. 8                       10 p.m. ET/PT                     SHO (PREMIERE)                 10

Monday, Oct. 10                        10 p.m. ET/PT                     SHO EXTREME                     10

Tuesday, Oct. 11                       10 p.m. ET/PT                     SHO EXTREME                     10

Wednesday, Oct. 12                  10:30 p.m. ET/PT                SHO                                        10

Thursday, Oct. 13                      10:30 p.m. ET/PT                SHO EXTREME                     10

Monday, Oct. 17                        10 p.m. ET/PT                     SHO EXTREME                     10

Thursday, Oct. 20                      10:30 p.m. ET/PT                SHO EXTREME                     10

Saturday, Oct. 22                     10 p.m. ET/PT                     SHO (PREMIERE)                 11

Monday, Oct. 24                        10 p.m. ET/PT                     SHO EXTREME                     11

Tuesday, Oct. 25                       10 p.m. ET/PT                     SHO EXTREME                     11

Wednesday, Oct. 26                  10:30 p.m. ET/PT                SHO                                        11

Thursday, Oct. 27                      10:30 p.m. ET/PT                SHO EXTREME                     11

Saturday, Oct. 29                      9:30 p.m. ET/PT                  SHO                                        11

 

 

SHO EXTREME – SUPER SIX REPLAY SCHEDULE:

DATE                                         TIME                                    FIGHT                        

Thursday, Oct. 6                        10:30 p.m. ET/PT                Froch vs. Kessler

Monday, Oct. 24                        10:30 p.m. ET/PT                Ward vs. Kessler

Thursday, Oct. 27                      7:30 p.m. ET/PT                  Froch vs. Johnson

Thursday, Oct. 27                      9 p.m. ET/PT                       Ward vs. Abraham     

 

 

ABOUT SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC

The inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic is a ground-breaking, six-fighter tournament from SHOWTIME Sports® featuring the class of the super middleweight (168-pound) division from around the world. All bouts in the Super Six tournament will be contested under the Unified Rules of Boxing. Each boxer fights three bouts against different opponents in the field in the points-based Group Stage of competition (Win – 2 pts with a 1-pt bonus for KO/TKO; Loss – 0 pts; Draw – 1 pt.). After the Group Stage, the four fighters with the highest point totals will advance to the single-elimination Semifinals. The winners of the Semifinal bouts will advance to the Final and fight for the inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup.

 

About Showtime Networks Inc.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™  XTRA.  SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD™, SHOWTIME 2 HD™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD™, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND™ and FLIX ON DEMAND®.  SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks™, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution which recently launched SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™.  All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®.

Two Time World Champ Choi Headlines ‘This Is Hard Knocks’ On October 7th

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Two time World Featherweight Champion Choi Tseveenpürev is set to headline Spencer Fearon’s Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions latest offering ‘This is Hard Knocks’, which takes place at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Friday 7th October 2011 and broadcast live on Premier Sports.

Choi won his first World Crown, the vacant WBF version, in 2006, with a spectacular third round stoppage of Kenyan WBF International Champion David Kiilu at the Tara Leisure Centre in Shaw, Lancashire and successfully defended the title twice in 2007.

He vacated the WBF title a year later, in order to challenge Liverpool’s ‘Dirty’ Derry Matthews for his WBU crown. On the fifth of April 2011, at the Bolton Arena in Bolton.

Choi won his second World crown in spectacular fashion, for five scintillating rounds Choi battered Matthews, sending him to the canvas no less than five times, three times in the third and twice in fifth.

Choi, who never got the chance to defend the WBU crown, has longed for another title shot and following his sensational ‘Fight of the Year’ nominated victory over former IBO World Champion Jackson Asiku in June this year looks set to have his dream come true in the very near future.

On making the event announcement an elated Spencer Fearon said, “Yeah, Choi Tseveenpürev, we’re looking at two opponents.

We had him originally for the WBA Pan Asian title, but you know, everyone is frightened of Choi.

When we did the last show and Gary Logan, the former British title challenger, who was doing the commentary said Choi’s retained his title, and I said what title is that and he said the Champion of the nobody wants to fight club.

He’s right nobody wants to fight Choi, as soon as you get a phone call you see some astronomical money asked for. You know what I mean, guys that would be willing to fight Choi are asking me to pay 90% more than they usually get on TV shows. That’s crazy but Choi’s coming back and he’s gonna do his thing. It’ll be another fight of the year for sure.”

The main support for Choi, against whichever big name Spencer can get to put their record on the line, is a rematch, or is that grudge match, between Southern Area Light Welterweight Champion Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton and Midlands Area Light Welterweight Champion Dave Ryan.

Back in June, when the pair first faced each other, their fight came to a very premature end, after just one minute and forty two seconds of the first round. Hamilton, who had been controlling the first round easily, backed Ryan to the ropes and as the red mist descended lunged forward, head first. The referee, Ken Curtis, instantly stopped the bout and disqualified Hamilton for head butting.

Hamilton has vowed that this time he will not let Ryan’s constant head butting make him respond in kind, this time he’s going to punish any indiscretion by boxing his head off instead.

To add even more international flavour to ‘This Is Hard Knocks’ Spencer was quick to sign high flying London based Dutch Cruiserweight prospect Mitchell Balker for the show, following Balker’s sensation victory over World #45 ranked Richard Turba a few ago.

The TRAD TKO Boxing Gym fighter will face another super tough opponent, and another member of the ‘no one wants to fight club’, Wales’ Hari Miles.

Hard Knocks/The Real Fight Club unbeaten rising star Joe Catchpole will take on Balker’s TRAD TKO team mate Daryl Setterfield in a Light Middleweight contest.

Young Joe will have his hands full, as Redhill’s Setterfield is a renowned battler with a big right hand, as Catchpole’s team mate Darren Hamilton can attest, as Setterfield knocked him out cold when they went to war back in March last year.

Aylesbury Welterweight Nathan Graham will also be back in action, against Hayes, Middlesex’s Robert Lloyd Taylor. Graham will be looking to get back to winning ways, after the close loss to former World Champ Junior Witter at Prizefighter – Welterweights in June and his prior loss to Adil Anwar, when they fought for the International Masters Welterweight title in March.

Also making his return to York Hall on the 7th October is exciting young Croydon Light Welterweight Danny Davis, who made his debut at the Hard Knocks ‘Shamrock Showdown’ back in March.

Finally Spencer’s prodigy James Wallace will be making his debut at ‘This Is Hard Knocks’.

Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions ‘This Is Hard Knocks’ event, which will be headlined by Choi Tseveenpürev, takes place at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on Friday 7th October 2011 and broadcast live on Premier Sports.

Tickets for ‘This Is Hard Knocks’ – priced £35 (Unreserved) and £60 (Ringside), are available now on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com or in person at The TRAD TKO Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA. For further information please call 07960 850645.

 

Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-8-11)

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‘Warrior’ could be a knockout for MMA fans msnbc.com Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy play brothers who meet in the MMA ring in “Warrior.” By Michael Avila Nearly every major sport has its defining movie. Baseball has “Pride of the Yankees” and “Field of Dreams.” Basketball has “Hoosiers. … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                             msnbc.com

MMA Instructor Gets Prison Time In Watertown Fight Death KDLT News by KDLT News The Watertown Mixed Martial Arts instructor who killed another man during a fight last spring will spend time in prison. Jerrin Stulken, who is 29-years-old, pleaded guilty in August to second degree manslaughter and aggravated assault. … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                                KDLT News

MMA training center opening at CCC KPCnews.com You need JavaScript enabled to view it WATERLOO — Todd Gibson has strived to put on the best mixed martial arts shows possible at his Classic City Center. The owner of the Kombat Zone now hopes some top-notch fighters for those shows will be training … See all stories on this topic »

Ring Girl of the Year nominees for the 2011 World MMA Awards Yahoo! Sports Contributor Network 10 hours, 43 minutes ago Voting is open for the World MMA Awards show (from September 1st to November 25th, 2011). The fourth annual black tie, star-studded event takes place November 30th at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, … See all stories on this topic »

25 Reasons MMA Will Be The Biggest Sport In The World Bleacher Report The sport of mixed martial arts has been growing rapidly in recent months, making it poised to join the mainstream sports world. Recently, the UFC announced its deal with FOX, bringing MMA right to the homes of millions of Americans next to the MLB and … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                              Bleacher Report

Mixed Martial Arts: An exciting fighting form Victoria Advocate Some Ultimate Fighting Championship match decisions, according to fighting-mma.com. Submission: A fighter taps on the mat or his opponent three times (or more) or verbally submits. Knockout: A fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious, … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                                Victoria Advocate

Nick’s knack for no-showing costs dearly ESPN (blog) This is the pinnacle of mixed martial arts, and, as it turns out, the highest place from which to fall. Enigmatic? Yeah, right. Straight up unprofessional. That’s what Nick Diaz is. And I’m not even the one saying it — though I absolutely agree. … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                                          ESPN (blog)

No extradition for MMA fighter suspected of Chico burglary Enterprise-Record Kelvin David Fitial, 27, a champion mixed martial arts fighter, was due to be jailed for three days on Saipan starting Sept. 5, the Saipan Tribune reported. He was ordered to finish out a seven-day sentence for beating up a businessman there last year. … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

How’s Taste My Tweet Tweet? Mixed Martial Arts on Twitter for the … By Anton Tabuena Anton Tabuena of BloodyElbow.com compiles the week’s most interesting bits from the MMA and UFC twitter world. Bloody Elbow

Strikeforce: Roger Gracie Confident His Technique … – MMA Weekly By Andrew Gladstone Roger Gracie (4-0) stands as one of the most decorated grapplers to have graced the sport of mixed martial arts. At Saturday’s Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals event, he will look to continue his climb up the ranks in MMA as he … MMAWeekly.com

Supremacy MMA | games industry | MCV Get ready for bruised egos, bloody noses and broken bones in the daddy of mixed martial artsgames. MCV: Home Stream

 

Web

Mixed Martial Arts Events Scheduled for September 3rd | Suite101 … The first weekend of September proves to be exciting in the word of Mixed Martial Arts. This is a close look at events in the USA, Singapore, and Australia. d-pacansky.suite101.com/mixed-martial-arts-events-scheduled...

Five important moments in mixed martial arts movie history – Movies … It looks like mixed martial arts might have found its major sports movie with this week’s “Warrior,” the story of two brothers (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) who … www.ifc.com/news/2011/09/mixed-martial-arts-movies.php

Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman and Mike Hauben Are Thursday Night’s Guests on Fight Talk Unlimited

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Rabble Rousin’ Rich Bergeron and Tony “The Tornado” Penecale play host to guests Mike Hauben and Marvin “Beastman” Eastman this week on the Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show. The show airs every Thursday from 8-10 PM EST. This Thursday we’ll discuss some breaking boxing, MMA, and wrestling news for the first half hour and have two great MMA guests for the rest of the show. If you’d like information on how to sponsor our show or think you would make a great guest, email us at info@unlimitedfightnews.com.

MARVIN EASTMAN (9:15 PM EST):

A native of California, Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman (17-13-1) is a consummate professional who has taken on all comers during his career. He has fought all over the world, in promotions from King of the Cage to the Maximum Fighting Championships to the UFC®. “The Beastman” holds wins over well-known competitors such as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Floyd Sword, Vernon “Tiger” White, Jason MacDonald, Alan Belcher, Travis Wiuff, Jason Guida, Rob Kimmons, and Terry Martin. He’s also faced Rich Franklin, Vitor Belfort, Travis Lambert, Jason Lambert, Drew McFedries, Denis Kang, and Ricardo Arona. In short, Eastman has battled a virtual who’s who in MMA, and is determined to pass on his experiences to the next generation of fighters through Team Beastman.

MARVIN EASTMAN’S NEXT EVENT:

MMA Xplosion, a rising fight promotion based in Vegas is holding a September 16^th event, which is an amateur team league qualifier. The main event will feature two top amateur featherweights in Cesar Campos (8-1) and Rudy Morales (7-1). The two teams competing on September 16^th will be coached by UFC veterans Tony “The Freak” Fryklund and Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman.

This action-packed event boasts several unique elements as MMAX Team Qualifier will feature an all-amateur card, with teams coached by UFC® veterans Tony “The Freak” Fryklund and Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman, respectively. In addition, the fighters will be competing for an opportunity to become part of two newly established Las Vegas home teams, named the Las Vegas Spiders and the Las Vegas Scorpions, who will compete against each other at the next scheduled team event in October.

 

In short, MMAX is developing a league of amateur teams coached by high-profile MMA coaches and fighters that will be sponsored by trainers/team owners. Regional squads will be added in the near future as the amateur league develops into a country-wide recognized and established brand, and MMAX continues to stage exciting professional fight events featuring top names and athletes. The amateur league is designed to become a platform for young fighters to gain experience on their way to becoming professional athletes in mixed martial arts.

The September 16^th fight card is sure to become a fan favorite, as it is stacked with the best talent from some of the top gyms in Las Vegas –The Tapout Training Center, Throwdown MMA, Xtreme Couture, Wand Fight Team, Sunset Boxing & MMA, and others will all be represented on the card. In the main event, fan favorite Cesar Campos (8-1) will battle the tough and rugged Rudy Morales (7-1) in an excellent match-up between two rising local stars.

MIKE HAUBEN (8:30 PM EST):

Mike is in charge of http://www.fightsummit.com/, which is an amazing networking summit for fighters and fight industry professionals interested in the business side of the sport. This year’s event takes place in Vegas on December 1st and 2nd, 2011 at Rio. He’ll talk to us about the event and what it’s all about.

Changes from the first Fight Summit include lower admission prices, as well as twenty more booths on the expo floor. The top names in the industry are once again expected to share their knowledge as speakers at the expo. There will be speakers for those interested in a variety of different professional tracks in MMA, including coaching and gym management, fight promotion, apparel, retail and equipment, athlete management and live training.

 

Already announced for Fight Summit 2011 are speakers  author Brian Cain, manager Ed Soares, Hans Molenkamp of Triumph United, world-renowned cutman Jacob “Stitch” Duran, Trevor Wittman from Grudge Training Center, renowned strength and conditioning coachJonathan Chaimberg, Alchecmist Management’s Lex McMahon, and Bad Boy’s Mike Calmenson. Now joining the list of previously confirmed speakers are renowned trainer Cesar Gracie, Joe Kelly of Bellator Fighting and Titan Fighting, Ken Pavia of MMA Agents (returning), Jeff Meyer of MMA Incorporated, and top MMA referee Josh Rosenthal. Additionally, Chris Herzog of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu, and top wrestling coach Kenny Johnson will offer live training.

“Fight Summit became the MMA industry’s trade show in 2010,” said Fight Summit manager Mike Hauben. “By keeping the same high-level of speakers as last year, changing the time of year, lowering admission cost, and developing the first true professional development platform for all MMA businesses, we only expect the show to grow and to help MMA businesses reach their goals.”

Fans invited to Jimmy Lange Boxing weigh-in at Noon this Friday at Brion’s Grille in Fairfax, Home of Area’s Best Lunch Buffet

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Fans are invited to attend the official weigh-in for Jimmy Lange Boxing this Friday, September 9, Noon at Brion’s Grille (http://www.brionsgrille.com/Menu/lunch.html) in Fairfax, VA.  The popular restaurant, located across from the Patriot Center site of Saturday night’s Championship Boxing event, offers the area’s best, all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for only $8.95 per person.   Come catch the action as the boxers gear up for fight night!  Hometown fan favorite Jimmy Lange takes on Raul Munoz for the World Boxing Union’s (WBU) 154-pound championship belt in the evening’s Main Event (www.jimmylangeboxing.com).

 

 

 

 

 

 

“STAR POWER: MAYWEATHER VS. ORTIZ” THE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT FOR ALL GENERATIONS

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LOS ANGELES (Sept. 7)…Throughout the history of boxing, generations of family members have come together to watch the sweet science.  Whether it was fathers and sons watching fights together or grandfathers buying tickets to take their grandsons to stadiums or arenas, the sport has always been a family affair.  Now, with top pay-per-view events being televised live nationwide, it’s not uncommon for three generations (or more) to gather in the same room and share in the thrills of major prize fights.   This is certainly true with boxing’s massive Mexican and Mexican-American fan bases and it’s no accident that there’s a major fight card on the Saturday of Mexican Independence Day weekend every year.  It’s an ideal night for bringing these families together and this year is no different with“STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” Saturday, Sept. 17 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as well as STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.  This event will provide the kind of ultra high quality fight card from top to bottom that offers something for fans of every generation.   Maybe Grandpa doesn’t yet know and love the new stars of the fight game, but he certainly knows and loves Erik “El Terible” Morales.  With the likes of Julio Cesar Chavez long retired, Morales now represents the “old guard” of Mexican warriors, a blood-and-guts aggressor from the traditional all-action Mexican mold who has been delighting audiences for more than 18 years.  He is a throwback to whoever was the most popular Mexican fighter of the older fan’s youth, whether that was Kid Azteca, Ruben Olivares, Carlos Zarate or Salvador Sanchez.  For fans who love Morales, his fight on Sept. 17 against knockout-minded Lucas Matthysse might feel like the main event of the evening.   For slightly younger fans, those in their twenties perhaps, it’s rising star “Vicious” Victor Ortizwho might be their favorite.  Ortiz, a Kansas-born, California-based Mexican-American who faces the challenge of a lifetime against the best in Floyd Mayweather in the evening’s main event, is the fighter who’s been developing in front of our eyes for the last five years, rising from prospect to contender to champion.  If he defeats Mayweather, he’ll instantly become the hottest Hispanic attraction in all of boxing.   However, what if you’re a little younger, a Mexican or Mexican-American teenager or a pre-teen kid beginning to follow in Dad and Granddad’s footsteps as a fight fan?  Then your favorite is probably Guadalajara’s Canelo Alvarez, the undefeated super welterweight sensation who’ll be headlining STAPLES Center portion of the event against Mexican-American veteran Alfonso Gomez.  If there’s a young woman at the family pay-per-view gathering, you’d better believe Canelo is the fighter on this card who will grab her attention.   If that’s not enough, don’t forget Jessie Vargas, the unbeaten 22-year-old from Las Vegas who represented Mexico in the 2008 Olympics.  Like Alvarez and Ortiz, he’s a star of the future that today’s kids might be telling their grandchildren about in the future.   For many years, Oscar de la Hoya’s fights were associated with the Mexican Independence Day weekend.  There was his domination of Hector Camacho in ’97, his rematch with the iconic Chavez in ’98, his superfight with Felix Trinidad in ’99 that set the record at the time for a non-heavyweight fight with 1.4 million pay per view buys, his grudge match with Fernando Vargas in ’02, his second fight with Shane Mosley in ’03 and his challenge of Bernard Hopkins in ’04.  Prior to De La Hoya’s rise, the holiday weekend belonged to Chavez; he fought Mario Martinez in ’84, Lonnie Smith in ’91, Camacho in ’92, Meldrick Taylor in a rematch in ’94, David Kamau in ’95 and finally De La Hoya in ’98.  De La Hoya and Chavez both fought six times in headlining bouts on Mexican Independence Day weekend.   In more recent years, the weekend has been spread among other beloved Mexican fighters.  Marco Antonio Barrera defeated Robbie Peden in ’05 and Rocky Juarez in ’06.  Juan Manuel Marquez took center stage against Joel Casamayor in ’08 and Mayweather in ’09.  In 2010, both Canelo Alvarez and Victor Ortiz turned in show-stealing performances on the undercard of the event topped by Mosley’s fight with Sergio Mora.   Major boxing events are a great Mexican Independence Day weekend tradition and this year, it will be a tradition that the whole family-every generation-will enjoy.  From the opening bout until Mayweather and Ortiz are in the ring and Michael Buffer is bellowing “Let’s get ready to rumble!,”STAR POWER is precisely the type of event fans have come to expect on Mexican Independence Day weekend.

Wirnsberger, Beichner, Spates, B. Smith, Borshoff, Patnesky this Wk on Takedown

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‘A Fighting Spirit’ looks at the NY MMA community in the wake of 9-11

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 This Sunday marks the ten-year anniversary of the terrorist  attacks of September 11, 2001. The way America looked at itself  was altered immensely on that date, and a decade later the  world is a very different place. Memories of panic and  uncertainty are still present, but the urge to keep moving  forward is even stronger.

In remembrance of this anniversary, MMA news & editorial  website, TheFightNerd.com, has released an exclusive short-  film that commemorates this event alongside the New York  MMA community. “A Fighting Spirit” is a video memoir that  interviews members of the NY martial arts community and  discusses where they were when the Towers collapsed, how they have coped, and how New York and America have grown stronger.

Directed by Kahleem Poole-Tejada (director of the full-length documentary “New York MMA,” which will be shown at this year’s Fight Summit in Las Vegas in December) and produced by Matthew Kaplowitz (Editor-in-Chief of TheFightNerd.com) in association with Ranger Up (www.RangerUp.com), the film takes viewers around a tour of downtown Manhattan and provides a glimpse inside several of New York City’s top MMA gyms.

It features many NY-based fighters, such as Renzo Gracie, Chris Weidman, Pete “Drago” Sell, and Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro, as well as Stephen Koepfer of NY Combat Sambo, Mark Yehia of “Elite Plus MMA,” Rob Constance of “The Renzo Gracie Academy,” and Emilio Novoa, President of ADCC North America. Also appearing is UFC middleweight fighter Jorge Rivera, as well as Strikeforce middleweight Tim Kennedy, who adds the voices of members of the U.S. Armed Forces to this emotional piece.

The feature can be viewed at the link below:

http://www.thefightnerd.com/a-fighting-spirit-how-9-11-affected-the-ny-mma-community/

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